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ChildEmergency applying for an emergency travel document:document letterfor ofa child: consent form

Letter Consent of consent form for thosepeople whowith have parental responsibility for a child applying for an emergency travel document (ETD).

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18 July 2017
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Emergency travel document for a child: letter of consent form

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CompleteYou thismust lettercomplete ofthis consent form if you have parental responsibility for a child who is applying for an emergency travel document (ETD). and either or both of the following are true:

  • you will not be present at the emergency travel document interview
  • the child is travelling without anyone who has parental responsibility

Everyone with parental responsibility must complete this form. This can be:

  • parents
  • individuals named on the child’s birth certificate
  • anyone who has acquired parental responsibility in some other way such as through a court order or a parental responsibility agreement
  • a UK local authority

To complete the form, you’ll need to:

  1. Fill in the form online (or download the form and then fill it in).
  2. Print the form so that you can sign each page with a handwritten (wet ink) signature.

By signing this form, you consent to:

  • the child named on the form being issued an ETD
  • the child going on the journey proposed in the travel details on the form

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2025-09-03 10:00
The layout and structure of the form has changed. Instructions for how to complete the form have been expanded.

2022-09-23 16:16
The letter of consent form has been reviewed and updated.